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The Arab uprisings of the early 2010s raised hopes for the development of more democratic structures and better living conditions for millions in the region. Instead, they were followed by authoritarian backlash, civil wars, economic collapse and food and energy insecurity. Young people are often the ones hit hardest by the conjunction of these problems. How do they cope with insecurities and growing uncertainties, and what drives them to pursue their own dreams in spite of being disenfranchised?
The Dispossessed Generation is the most comprehensive, in-depth study of young people in the MENA region to date, providing invaluable insights into their self-perceptions and life chances. In this volume, an interdisciplinary team of researchers assess a survey of 12,000 sixteen- to thirty-year-olds from Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestine, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia and Yemen. They illuminate the extent to which young people engage with their societies and mine new opportunities from a multiplicity of crises.
Preface
Friederike Stolleis
I. Introduction
- Youth in the Middle East
and North Africa
Jörg Gertel, David Kreuer and Friederike Stolleis - The MENA Region
Jörg Gertel, David Kreuer and Friederike Stolleis - Dispossession
Jörg Gertel and Katharina Grüneisl
II. Multiple Crises
- Economy and Employment
Jörg Gertel - Hunger and Violence
Jörg Gertel - Migration and Displacement
Ann-Christin Zuntz - The Covid-19 Pandemic
Jörg Gertel, David Kreuer and Friederike Stolleis - Environmental Awareness
and Activism
David Kreuer
III. Personal Life
- Lifestyles
Jörg Gertel - Family, Education and Gender
Christoph Schwarz - Values
David Kreuer and Jörg Gertel - Religion
Liza Franke
IV. Societal Action
- Communication
Carola Richter - Politics and Mobilisation
Mathias Albert and Nadine Sika - Civic Engagement
Friederike Stolleis - Hopes and Expectations
David Kreuer
Appendices
Methodology
Thorsten Spengler, David
Kreuer, Jörg Gertel and Friederike Stolleis
Questionnaire
Bibliography
About the Authors